Knife Sheath
AF1166B
From: Zaire | Belgian Congo | Mubangi District
Curatorial Section: African
Object Number | AF1166B |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Sango | Wagigi |
Provenience | Zaire | Belgian Congo | Mubangi District |
Section | African |
Materials | Fiber | Wood |
Description | Consists of two wooden planks tied together by strands of fiber; one face of sheath is designed with four horizontal linear grooves; between the bottom two is a triangle with it apex intersecting bottom line; also a pair of triangular depressions is on each side of this face; other face just has two horizontal lines; sheath is rectangular except for bottom edge which tapers to a point with the corner base of the other side. |
Length | 46.8 cm |
Width | 12 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
Other Number | 1389 - Field No SF |
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